Reclaimed Water Service Agreement

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1 Reclaimed Water Service Agreement This Agreement is made and entered into on this day of February, 2013, by and between the City of Bunnell, a municipal corporation of the State of Florida, and Flagler County, Florida, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, hereinafter jointly referred to as Utility, and Plantation Bay Country Club, LLC, a Florida corporation, hereinafter referred to as Customer. WHEREAS, Utility owns and operates a wastewater treatment system serving portions of Flagler County and Volusia County, Florida, and said system is permitted to provide treated Reclaimed Water for Public Access Areas irrigation by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection; and WHEREAS, Customer is desirous of obtaining Reclaimed Water from Utility for irrigation of Public Access Areas within the property described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference ( Property ); and WHEREAS, Utility has determined that piping its excess Reclaimed Water to Customer is a cost effective and expedient means to provide disposal capacity and also serves the purpose of encouraging the environmentally responsible management of the area s water resources; and WHEREAS, Utility and Customer wish to provide for Utility s Reclaimed Water to irrigate Customer s Property and to set forth their respective duties and obligations with regard to the provision and disposal of Reclaimed Water. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration exchanged amongst the parties, Utility and Customer hereby agree as follows: SECTION 1. RECITATIONS. incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing recitations are true and correct and SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly demands otherwise: 2.1 "Agreement" shall mean this Reclaimed Water Use Agreement, as it may be amended from time-to-time. 2.2 "Land Application Irrigation System" shall mean an irrigation system designed to distribute Reclaimed Water as described in Rule (29), Florida Administrative Code, or its official successor in function. 2.3 "Point of Connection" shall mean the point of physical connection between Utility s Reclaimed Water Distribution System and Customer s Land Application Irrigation System located at 1

2 a point in the right-of-way to be determined by the parties at or near, as shown in Appendix B. 2.4 "Public Access Areas" shall mean an area that is intended to be accessible to the general public as described in Rule (45), Florida Administrative Code, or its official successor in function. 2.5 "Reclaimed Water" shall mean water that has received at least secondary treatment and basic disinfection and is reused after flowing out of a domestic wastewater treatment facility as described in Rule (48), Florida Administrative Code, or its official successor in function. 2.6 "Reclaimed Water Distribution System" shall mean a network of pipes, pumping facilities, storage facilities, and appurtenances designed to convey and distribute Reclaimed Water as described in Rule (49), Florida Administrative Code, or its official successor in function. SECTION 3. VOLUME AND DELIVERY SCHEDULE. 3.1 Utility does hereby agree to transmit and Customer does hereby agree to receive and assume all obligations for the storage and disposal of a maximum annual average flow of up to 80,000,000 gallons per year (+/- 219,000 gallons per average annual day) of Reclaimed Water for Public Access Area irrigation. Utility cannot guarantee any minimum amount of Reclaimed Water to be provided to Customer. All Reclaimed Water shall be transmitted by Utility and received by Customer at the Point of Connection. 3.2 Utility s Reclaimed Water Distribution System is currently connected to Customer s Land Application Irrigation System at the Point of Connection and Reclaimed Water is provided per the written approval from the Department of Environmental Protection and will continue from the date of this Agreement. 3.3 The sale of the Reclaimed Water transmitted to Customer by Utility shall occur at the Customer s side of the meter. 3.4 Customer shall use all Reclaimed Water received from Utility solely for irrigation of Public Access Areas on the Property. Customer shall not sell, distribute or otherwise convey any Reclaimed Water received from Utility to other users, nor shall Customer use the Reclaimed Water received from Utility for any purpose other than irrigation of Public Access Areas on the Property. 3.5 Customer acknowledges that Utility operates its wastewater system pursuant to a Department of Environmental Protection operating permit which may be affected by a change in Reclaimed Water disposal circumstances. Accordingly, Customer covenants that it will use Reclaimed Water as its primary source of irrigation of its Public Access Areas and that Customer shall not use potable water for irrigation purposes if Utility has Reclaimed Water available for Customer s use. 2

3 SECTION 4. RECLAIMED WATER SYSTEMS. 4.1 Utility shall be responsible for constructing, installing, operating and maintaining the Reclaimed Water Distribution System on Utility s side of the Point of Connection. The Utility shall be responsible for installing, operating and maintaining the Point of Connection and the meter and valve at the Point of Connection for the current Reclaimed Water service. If there is any future connection to the Utility s Reclaimed Water Distribution System the Customer shall install and convey the meter and valve at the Point of Connection, which shall thereafter be operated and maintained by the Utility. 4.2 Customer shall be responsible for constructing, installing, operating and maintaining its on-site Land Application Irrigation System in a good and serviceable condition. Customer s onsite Land Application Irrigation System shall meet all the requirements of Rule , Florida Administrative Code, and all other applicable regulatory requirements. Customer shall be responsible for constructing and installing the valve and meter at the Point of Connection. Any meter and valve installed by the Customer at a future Points of Connection shall meet all applicable regulatory requirements. 4.3 Any future construction/ additions to Customer s Land Application Irrigation System, its interconnection with Utility s Reclaimed Water Distribution System, and the conveyance of the meter and valve at the Point of Connection shall be governed by the adopted Utility Procedures and Standards requirements. 4.4 Utility reserves the right but does not assume the obligation to increase the capacity of Customer s Land Application Irrigation System in the future if necessary in Utility s judgment for the proper delivery of Reclaimed Water, provided, however, that Customer consents in writing thereto. SECTION 5. MONITORING, MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONAL OBLIGATIONS. 5.1 Utility shall be responsible for all costs of operating the Reclaimed Water Distribution System up to the Point of Connection. 5.2 Utility shall be responsible for all monitoring and reporting requirements required by its wastewater operating permit. Customer shall allow Utility reasonable access to the Property in order to fulfill these requirements. 5.3 Customer shall be responsible for all costs to run the Land Application Irrigation System on its property. Customer is prohibited from cross connecting the Land Application Irrigation System with the potable water system. Customer shall not use Reclaimed water to fill swimming pools, hot tubs, or wading pools. Low trajectory nozzles or other means to minimize aerosol formation shall be utilized if within 100 feet of outdoor public eating, drinking and bathing facilities. 3

4 5.4 Customer shall ensure that a set-back distance of 200 feet is maintained from any unlined storage ponds for Reclaimed Water to any potable water supply wells. This distance may be reduced, but in no case may be less than 75 feet, in the event Customer can demonstrate in an engineering report that the Reclaimed Water will not migrate to the potable water supply well as a result of conditions such as (1) the existence of confining units which preclude migration of the Reclaimed Water to the potable water supply well, (2) the flow of ground water away from the potable water supply well, or (3) other hydrogeologic conditions precluding migration of the Reclaimed Water to the potable water supply well. Storage ponds shall be constructed in a manner that complies with Rule , Florida Administrative Code. 5.5 Customer shall maintain a set-back distance of 75 feet from the edge of any wetted area of any public access land application area to potable water supply wells. 5.6 Customer shall maintain a set-back distance of 75 feet from a reclaimed water transmission facility to any public water supply well. 5.7 Customer shall be responsible for all monitoring and reporting requirements for the acceptance, storage, use, and disposal of Reclaimed Water provided to the Point of Connection, including, but not limited to providing any required notices to persons using the property. Upon request, Customer shall provide Utility copies of the results of any Reclaimed Water sampling and related reports to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection ( FDEP ) or other regulatory bodies. All costs associated with Customer s obligations hereunder shall be borne by Customer. 5.8 Customer shall report any overflows of any on-site Reclaimed Water storage ponds and any other abnormal occurrences to Utility as soon as possible but not later than 24 hours of an occurrence. SECTION 6. TREATED WASTEWATER QUALITY. 6.1 All Reclaimed Water delivered to Customer pursuant to this Agreement for irrigation shall receive at least secondary treatment and basic disinfection as required by Chapter , Florida Administrative Code, and shall be of a quality that conforms with the requirements of all federal, state and local regulations. 6.2 Utility shall treat all Reclaimed Water delivered to Customer for reuse under this Agreement to the levels required for irrigation of Public Access Areas as established in Chapter , Florida Administrative Code. 6.3 Customer acknowledges that the Reclaimed Water delivered may not meet FDEP standards for Public Access Area irrigation from time to time until the Utility s wastewater treatment plant capital improvement program has been implemented including, but not limited to, separating the treatment plant discharge reject pond from the Reclaimed Water pond and plant upgrades to 4

5 achieve class 1 reliability for the delivery of Reclaimed Water, and Customer agrees that Utility may not be held liable for delivery of Reclaimed Water that does not meet such standards. 6.4 After the facilities described in 6.3 above are constructed and placed in service, the Utility shall inform Customer of any water quality deterioration below levels required for Public Access Area irrigation purposes as soon as practicable. Upon receipt of such notice, Customer shall immediately cease all irrigation practices until the Reclaimed Water quality is restored to acceptable levels. SECTION 7. CHARGES. 7.1 The charge for Reclaimed Water delivered to Customer will be seven cents ($0.07) per one thousand gallons for a period of 10 years from the date hereof. 7.2 Thereafter, the charge for Reclaimed Water delivered to Customer will be based upon the rates established and adopted by Utility in its most current, applicable rate resolution and may be amended from time-to-time in accordance with Utility s policies and procedures. SECTION 8. EASEMENT AND ACCESS REQUIREMENTS. 8.1 Customer will grant Utility all necessary easements for the construction, operation, maintenance and monitoring of the Reclaimed Water Distribution System and Land Application Irrigation System within Customer s Property in the event the Point of Connection and/or Utility reuse facilities are on the Customers Property. 8.2 Utility shall have the right, without advance notice, to enter upon those portions of Customer s Property as necessary to review and inspect the operations of the Land Application Irrigation System or for sampling at any sampling sites located on Customer s Property. SECTION 9. REUSE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. 9.1 Customer shall notify the public of the use of Reclaimed Water on the Property. This notification shall be accomplished by posting of advisory signs which, at a minimum, comply with all FDEP rule requirements, and shall be placed at each reclaimed water storage pond and throughout the areas being irrigated. The signs shall be in accordance with the Utility s Procedures and Standards requirements. 9.2 Customer shall secure in locked compartments, vaults or service boxes all sources of Reclaimed Water, such as outdoor faucets, from access by the public and such sources of Reclaimed Water shall be appropriately labeled as such and marked in both English and Spanish per the Utility s Procedures and Standards requirements. 5

6 9.3 Customer shall label all drinking fountains and faucets with a sign marked "Drinking Water" or "Potable Water," along with the equivalent standard international symbol to differentiate such sources of drinking water from the Reclaimed Water sources per the Utility s Procedures and Standards requirements. 9.4 Utility shall be allowed reasonable access to Customer s property to ensure these notification requirements are met. SECTION 10. EXCUSES FROM PERFORMANCE If for any reason, beyond either Utility s or Customer s control, during the term of this Agreement any local, state or federal government or agency shall fail to issue necessary permits, grant necessary approvals, or require any change in the operation of the treatment, transmission and distribution systems or the application of the treated wastewater effluent, then, to the extent that such requirements shall prevent either party to perform any of the terms of this Agreement, the affected party shall be excused from the performance thereof. The parties hereto shall immediately undertake to renegotiate the affected portion of this Agreement Neither party shall be liable for damages due to delay or failure to perform any obligation under this Agreement if such delay or failure results directly or indirectly from circumstances beyond the control of such party. Such circumstances shall include, but not be limited to, acts of God, acts of war, civil commotions, riots, strikes, lockouts, acts of government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, accident, fire, water damages, flood, earthquake or other natural catastrophes. SECTION 11. EMERGENCIES Utility shall not be liable to Customer for failure to deliver Reclaimed Water if an emergency situation occurs which prevents Utility s performance An emergency includes, but is not limited to, a lack of Reclaimed Water due to loss of flow to the treatment plant or a process failure, contamination of the Reclaimed Water making it unsuitable for reuse, or equipment or material failure in the Reclaimed Water Distribution System or the Land Application Irrigation System If an emergency situation occurs, Utility shall immediately notify Customer, in writing, noting the nature of the emergency and expected duration. SECTION 12. INDEMNIFICATION. Customer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Utility, its officers, agents and employees against any loss, damage or expense, including all costs and reasonable attorneys fees, suffered by Utility from any claim, demand, judgment, decree, or cause of action of any kind or nature arising out of any negligent error, omission, or act of Customer, its agents, servants, or employees in the performance of this Agreement. Customer 6

7 further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Utility, its officers, agents and employees against any loss, damage or expense, including all costs and reasonable attorneys fees, suffered by Customer from any claim, demand, judgment, decree, or cause of action of any kind or nature arising out of any failure on the part of Utility to deliver Reclaimed Water of a quality that meets all FDEP standards until the earlier of twenty four months from the date of this Agreement or such time as the Utility s wastewater treatment plant capital improvement program has been implemented including, but not limited to, separating the treatment plant discharge reject pond from the Reclaimed Water pond and plant upgrades to achieve class 1 reliability for the delivery of Reclaimed Water. SECTION 13. TERM AND TERMINATION This Agreement shall be for a term of twenty (20) years commencing on the date hereof. The term of this Agreement shall be automatically renewed for successive five (5) year terms unless terminated pursuant to section 13.2 below The provisions of this agreement shall at all times be subject to the exercise of lawful regulatory authority. In the event, Utility fails to obtain or maintain all necessary authorizations and permits from regulatory agencies and governmental entities for the construction and operation of the Reclaimed Water Distribution System or Land Application Irrigation System required to fulfill the terms of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be null and void. SECTION 14. NOTICE. All notices required or authorized under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be hand delivered, sent by the U.S. Postal Service, or delivered by other sufficient delivery service (i.e. Federal Express or United Parcel Service), to the parties at the following addresses: If to Customer, such notice shall be delivered at: David Haas, Chief Development Officer Plantation Bay Utility Co Belville Daytona Beach, FL DHaas@icihomes.com with a copy to: Sundstrom, Friedman & Fumero, LLP Attn: William E. Sundstrom, Esq Blairstone Pines Drive Tallahassee, FL wsundstrom@sfflaw.com 7

8 If to Utility, such notice shall be delivered at: City Manager City of Bunnell 1769 E. Moody Blvd. Bunnell, FL with a copy to: City Attorney City of Bunnell P.O. Box 819 Bunnell, FL attorneynowell@gmail.com with a copy to: County Administrator Flagler County 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bldg. 2 Bunnell, FL ccoffey@flaglercounty.org with a copy to: County Attorney Flagler County 1769 East Moody Blvd., Bldg. 2 Bunnell, FL ahadeed@flaglercounty.org Either of the parties may, by notice in writing given to the other party, designate any further or different addresses to which subsequent notices or other communications shall be sent. Any notice shall be deemed given on the date such notice is delivered by hand or three days after the date mailed or sent through other delivery service. 8

9 SECTION 15. DISCLAIMER OF THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the parties signing hereto, their successors and assigns, and no right nor cause of action shall accrue upon or by reason hereof to or for the benefit of any third party not a signatory hereto. SECTION 16. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida. The parties constituting the Utility have certain limitations on liability for legislation, planning and operation functions. By entry into this Agreement, the parties constituting the Utility and the Utility itself reserve all defenses of sovereign immunity and limitation on liability as authorized by Florida State law including, but not limited to, Section , Florida Statutes, as it relates to this Agreement and any third parties who may assert any claim against the Utility, or the parties thereto, arising out of this Agreement. SECTION 17. ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement may not be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. To the extent provided for herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon the parties, their respective successors and assigns. SECTION 18. ENTIRE AGREEMENT This Agreement, as executed by both parties, supercedes all previous agreements or representations, either oral or written, heretofore in effect between Utility and Customer that may have concerned the matters covered herein No additions, alterations, or variations to the terms of this Agreement shall be valid, nor can the provisions of this Agreement be waived by either party unless such additions, alterations, or waivers are expressly set forth in writing in a document of import equal to this Agreement and duly executed by the parties hereto. SECTION 19. SEVERABILITY. In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision hereof. SECTION 20. RECORDING. The parties hereto agree that an executed copy of this Agreement and Exhibits attached hereto shall be recorded in the public records of Flagler County, Florida with all recording costs to be paid by Customer. This Area is Intentionally Left Blank Signature Page to Follow 9

10 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Reclaimed Water Use Agreement on the day and year first written above. ATTEST: Secretary (SEAL) PLANTATION BAY COUNTRY CLUB, LLC DAVID HAAS Chief Development Officer ATTEST: CITY OF BUNNELL, FLORIDA Clerk (SEAL) CATHERINE ROBINSON Mayor ATTEST: FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA Gail Wadsworth Clerk of the Court (SEAL) NATE MCLAUGHLIN Chairman 10

11 APPENDIX A PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

12 APPENDIX B POINT OF CONNECTION